ZW4225 - FERROUS artefact

Zeewijk Wreck

Iron fragments

  • Material FERROUS

  • Number of Items 4

  • Site Location Gun Island: Hole 1097/19 (xyz- 30/30/60 cm)

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZW4225 - FERROUS

  • Registration Number 4225

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Full information about the FERROUS
artefact ZW4225 - FERROUS
Ship Zeewijk
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 4225
Description Iron fragments
Material FERROUS
Number of Items 4
Site Location Gun Island: Hole 1097/19 (xyz- 30/30/60 cm)
Modification date Thu, 2008-04-03
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zw4225-ferrous
Map of shipwreck

Zeewijk

The Zeewijk built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zeewijk cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zeewijk was Jan Steins, the Zeewijk had a crew of 212. The Zeewijk was lost 1727/06/09 at Houtman Abrolhos, Gun Island.

Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, on 9 June 1727. The survivors built a second ship, the Sloepie, enabling 82 out of the initial crew of 208 to reach their initial destination of Batavia on 30 April 1728. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island, it was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated...

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